Awake time

My LB cant seem to manage more than 1hr 30mins before he gets overtired. He had an absolute meltdown half an hour ago because he had been awake half an hour and decided he wanted his bottle earlier than usual and then had a poop 😒 so in the end was awake 1hr 30mins.

It varies. From yesterday hes decided 1.45 to 2 hrs is ok for him. He starts to get a bit ratty 1hour 30 but wont sleep and will just cry or thrash around. If i take him up after 1hour 45 then he falls asleep within minutes. Will probably change again but at moment it works.

Varies nap to nap tbh but I read a really useful guide the other day which said awake time is any amount from the length of the last nap (eg if the nap was 20 mins, awake time might be only 20 mins) up to 90 mins max at this age. Sounds about right for my LO. He has done a couple of 2 hour stretches over the past couple of days though.

My LO (little one) starts to get tired after an hour and I'll usually put her down for a nap after 1 hour 15 mins to 1.5 hours. She lasted for 2 hours twice this week and after both times she slept in her pram for the first time in weeks (she normally hates it!).

By 4 months they're meant to last 1.5-2 hours according to the Precious Little Sleep table but it will always vary between babies. I can't wait for LO (little one) to stay awake for 2 hours regularly!

My LO starts to get tired after an hour and I'll usually put her down f...

Posted
08/09/2017

My LO starts to get tired after an hour and I'll usually put her down for a nap after 1 hour 15 mins to 1.5 hours. She lasted for 2 hours twice this week and after both times she slept in her pram for the first time in weeks (she normally hates it!).

By 4 months they're meant to last 1.5-2 hours according to the Precious Little Sleep table but it will always vary between babies. I can't wait for LO to stay awake for 2 hours regularly!

Thats the guide i have read. I cant wait for the 2 hours awake either!

He has given up showing me the tiredness signs now, unless im missing them, so its hard to tell when he is tired. I might try your thing of putting LO (little one) down for a nap after 1hr 15mins and see what happens x

My little one is the same, 1.5hrs max or we have big trouble! I speak to some who reckon their babies don't nap in the day at all and I don't understand it-my life wouldn't be worth living if I didn't get him down for his naps! He is 16.5weeks and I thought he might go longer now but no... he is 4 months next week so I'm hoping the magical 2 hour awake time will start then!

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